Invisx Experience

[LrgmouthShad]

Okay it's been a while since I've used fluoro so I had to refresh myself on invisx. It does cast very well. The sensitivity is incredible. Gets a bit unruly over the course of the day which is probably why people bring KVD L&L with them. I kinda remembered why I use cheap mono when I made a bold cast into some trees and got tangled up and then had to cut large sections of my line off because of fraying and was left with a lot less line on the spool. 

 

It is good line, just like I remember it from a few years ago. I tied careful palomars on it. I did get to straighten it out on a few fish. 

 

Will I continue using it for t-rigs and jigs? I dunno. My wallet says no. Bait monkey says yes

[A-Jay]

Stop messing around and just load up on Tatsu. Amazon has very competitive prices on bulk spools of both InvisX and Tatsu.

A-Jay

[LrgmouthShad]

4 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Stop messing around and just load up on Tatsu. Amazon has very competitive prices on bulk spools of both InvisX and Tatsu.

A-Jay

 

[Catt]

Just keep spending more, the Bait Monkey will love you!

[JediAmoeba]

This is why 99% of what I do is braid to leader. 

[CrashVector]

8 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Gets a bit unruly over the course of the day which is probably why people bring KVD L&L with them.

 

ALL fluorocarbon has severe memory issues.  It's not less visible than mono.  It costs 3-10x as much.  It becomes permanently stretched under load.  Knot strength is abysmal.

 

But hey..keep spending money on hype.  It IS your money to waste after all.

 

KVD won't fix fluorocarbon's drawbacks 

[Team9nine]

I’m not sure which BR group has become the most entertaining these days, the #ihatefluoro guys or the #straightbraidbrigade 

 

[A-Jay]

15 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

I’m not sure which BR group has become the most entertaining these days, the #ihatefluoro guys or the #straightbraidbrigade 

 

#sameguys

A-Jay

[Cbump]

Invisx is great Line. I use It interchangeably with Sniper. 

[GreenPig]

Fished a couple spools of Invisx and went back to Red Label. Not enough difference to support to price difference. 

I did catch a 13.44 on 12 lb Red Label.

[Jrob78]

Invizx is a really good line and I always found it to be very manageable but a little more stretchy than some other fluoros. Sniper is my go to but I've used Invizx a lot too. 

 

I use fluoro for all bottom contact applications, copoly for moving baits and braid for frogging and heavy vegetation. They all have their place for me. I've never found fluoro's memory to be a huge issue. Its sensitivity for bottom contact baits and slack line is worth whatever drawbacks it has, for me.

[GReb]

Invisx is great up to 12 lbs. I’ve used 15 and 17 and didn’t care for it. But what do I know 

[T2DM]

I'm a long time Sunline user but I can't wait to try the new Mastiff when it becomes available.

[WRB]

The late Aaron Martens got me started on Sunline Shooter in the really 90’s, 300 meter spools for $35. This started a love/ hate relationship with FC line. Liked the lure feed back using jigs and bottom bumping lures, hated the knot strength regardless of the knot used. Also didn’t like the dry line spring off the spool, not from memory but difficult to manage. Started using Tangle Free I had for mono spinning spinning reels and that solved the dry line issue. Nothing has ever solved knot strength issues. 

Tried every brand known to man and Tatsu or Shooter are equal and perform good so stayed with brands.

Tom

[DogBone_384]

19 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Stop messing around and just load up on Tatsu.

[Cbump]

Why is It that some people act like their knots break every cast on fc or that fc has so much memory that it’s unmanageable, and others have none of those issues after using It for 10+ years? 
 

I didn’t even know what kvd line conditioner was until this forum and will never use It. You’ll also never see me out tying line to a tree to pre-stretch It lol. 
 

Buy red label, invisx, sniper, sunline bms, p-line, put on reel while spool rolls around the house as I reel It on, tie lure on with improved clinch, go fishing with no problems. Weird…

[NorthernBasser]

Sniper 4 Lyfe! 

[LrgmouthShad]

27 minutes ago, Cbump said:

Why is It that some people act like their knots break every cast on fc or that fc has so much memory that it’s unmanageable, and others have none of those issues after using It for 10+ years? 
 

I didn’t even know what kvd line conditioner was until this forum and will never use It. You’ll also never see me out tying line to a tree to pre-stretch It lol. 
 

Buy red label, invisx, sniper, sunline bms, p-line, put on reel while spool rolls around the house as I reel It on, tie lure on with improved clinch, go fishing with no problems. Weird…

Yeah, Invisx did get a bit unruly like I said, but still very manageable. 
 

Also, you should use KVD L&L. Don’t look at it as a necessity. Look at it as a bonus. I promise you, it helps, and you will cast farther and smoother.
 

[Cbump]

8 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Sniper 4 Lyfe! 

I got the tattoo. 

[optimator]

42 minutes ago, Cbump said:

I got the tattoo. 

[ATA]

Thats how I do it, But I am going to add more to fill up the gaps, Like I need a 15lb bulk and 6lb bulk and I'll do Tatsu for both. 

 

[Tatulatard]

3 hours ago, Cbump said:

Why is It that some people act like their knots break every cast on fc or that fc has so much memory that it’s unmanageable, and others have none of those issues after using It for 10+ years? 
 

I didn’t even know what kvd line conditioner was until this forum and will never use It. You’ll also never see me out tying line to a tree to pre-stretch It lol. 
 

Buy red label, invisx, sniper, sunline bms, p-line, put on reel while spool rolls around the house as I reel It on, tie lure on with improved clinch, go fishing with no problems. Weird…

Do you use spool tension on your reels?  I wonder of that helps to slow the spool and tame stiff line.

[Cbump]

1 minute ago, Tatulatard said:

Do you use spool tension on your reels?  I wonder of that helps to slow the spool and tame stiff line.

On my Daiwas I set spool tension to have a slight side to side movement. On my shimano and Lews I set to where the lure just starts to fall. 

[Tatulatard]

42 minutes ago, Cbump said:

On my Daiwas I set spool tension to have a slight side to side movement. On my shimano and Lews I set to where the lure just starts to fall. 

I see.  If you want to experience the bad manageability issue others have with flouro then set up the non daiwas the same as the daiwas.  You'll get a much more free casting reel without the rod tip loading on the cast  however the slinky that is heavier flouro will become difficult to work with.  

[Cbump]

16 minutes ago, Tatulatard said:

I see.  If you want to experience the bad manageability issue others have with flouro then set up the non daiwas the same as the daiwas.  You'll get a much more free casting reel without the rod tip loading on the cast  however the slinky that is heavier flouro will become difficult to work with.  

Why would I want to do that if It casts fine without manageability issues the way I have It? 
I have my live scope set out to 65 ft. There’s not a setup in my box that I can’t cast beyond that and work back to my target.